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In article <1992Aug3.192630.23363@sbcs.sunysb.edu> kskapin@csws8.ic.sunysb.edu (Keith T Skapinski) writes:

>This is all fine and dandy in theory. Yes a 486 performes operations in 1
>clock cycle and a 386 performs operations in 2 clock cycles. It would
>seem that a 486/25 would be like a 386/50 (if there was such a thing) but 
>this is not the case. there is much more going on than just how fast the
>processes does the operation like memory speed, etc. It actual
>use, as documented in many magazines, the 386/40 is faster than the 486SX.
>Test were done with Norton SI, powermeter, etc. which really mean nothing.
>Also, calculations were performed using Lotus 1-2-3, documents formatted
>using word processors, etc. The 386/40 was faster than the 486SX in all
>cases.

I'd read something ages and ages ago (when the 486SX first 
came out in fact) that the speed difference between the 836 
and 486 would actually take place if you were using 32 bit 
software, eg. OS/2 and various Unices. Running DOS and Win-
dows apps the 386 of the same clock speed would be a little 
slower but not by much. 

So a 386/40 could well be faster than a 486DX/25 or 486SX/25. 
Depends on the code you run. 

Experience shows this to be the case. My 386/40 runs rings 
around the older 486 machines around here. 

Now it is true one can stick an Overdrive chip in a 486SX 
machine, but what do they cost? Also if you have a DX ma-
chine you can't just go out and buy a DX2/50 either. Intel
won't sell them to individuals. 






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